Does chemical defence decline more in developing leaves that become strong and tough at maturity?

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 489-496

  Read, Jennifer ^a   Gras, Emma ^a   Sanson, Gordon D ^a   Clissold, Fiona ^a   Brunt, Charlotte ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; LEAF; ONTOGENY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYSICAL DEFENSE;

ACMENA SMITHII; DORYPHORA SASSAFRAS; EPIPHYAS POSTVITTANA; EUCRYPHIA MOOREI; NOTHOFAGUS MOOREI; SASSAFRAS; TOONA CILIATA;

EID: 0242381835     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT03044     Document Type: Article

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